The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-12

A MONTREAL telegram says: @The Grand
Jury here has found true bill against
Boodler' McGarigle, Detective Pinkerton,
and Col. Hickey, of Chicago, for conspiracy.
The only witness examined was James Bax-
ter, who made the charge Baxter was exam
ined at great length, and after ten minutes
deliberation a unanimous bill was returned"
A ST. PAUL dispatch says the United States
Grand Jury returned an indictment against
T. McFeely, station agent of the Manitoba
Railroad at Moorhead, on the charge of hav-
ing violated the interstate commerce law in
his refusal to receive cars from the transfer
tracks between the Northern Pacific and
Manitoba roads belonging to the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st Paul Road upon the tracks Of
the Manitoba Road The Manitoba Road was
also indicted in connection with McFeely on
the ground of aiding and abetting him. The
penalty against McFeely, if convicted, is
$1,000, and against the Manitoba Road So, coo.
SAWED square pine timber imported from
Canada is dutiable at the rate of So per thou
sand feet.
AT the National Farmers Alliance Conven-
ton, which has just closed its sessions at Min
neapolis, General T. II. Barrett, President Of
the Minnesota Alliance, presented long adj
dress, which was adopted as the sentiment Of
the Alliance. 1t was devoted chiefly to denun-
citation of the present railway system as pro-
ducing monopolistic power to the detriment
of the people. Regarding the interstate law,
he SAYS:
II the law proves defective. make it efficient
in case let il be repealed. Take no step
backward either in State or national legisla-
ton. The Government must control railways
far as such control is necessary to protect the
people. IL ought to 60 no further. Dividends
upon watered stocks are continuous and
continued fraud upon the public which no
lapse OF time can condone Every act OF every
public railway corporation should be open to
public scrutiny. IL honestly conducted no pri-
vate interest can be injured and IL dishonesty
managed the public has right to know it.
Every expenditure, including salaries paid to
railway officials, is proper object for public
consideration. The public will be reasonable {;
the people pay the bills-they have right to
know where the money gees. Hallway proper
ty must be taxed as other property 10 taxed.
Ii should pay it's just share OF State, county,
school, and all other local taxes. There must
be freedom of traffic throughout the country.
II is not the business OF a corporation to direct
the course of traffic iutrusted to IL as a COM
mon carrier it is its business to transport it
in such direction as the shipper may direct at
reasonable rates and for all alike. Facilities
at the lowest reasonable cost for intercha nge of
traffic between intersecting or contiguous roads
must be provided. Carload lots should be
transferred without unloading.
The following were elected officers of the
Alliance, which adjourned to meet next year
at Des Moines, Iowa: President, John Bur-
rows, of Nebraska; Vice President, ex-Sen-
ator l. ID. Whiting, of Illinois; Secretary,
August Post, of Iowa; Treasurer, ]. j. Fur
long, of Minnesota; Lecturer, A d. Chase,
OF Dakota
OWING to the prevalence of cholera in Eu-
rope an order prohibiting tho importation of
rags into Canada has been issuel.